Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email alert. On a December afternoon, architect Chad Oppenheim served drinks to about 100 guests on the stone motor court of his roughly 8,000-square-foot home in Miami Beach, Fla. Partygoers faced a 23-foot-tall covered courtyard entry, shrouded in a large curtain. Drums began to beat.

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Persons: Chad Oppenheim, Partygoers Locations: Miami Beach, Fla